Current Events: Bioelectrical Gradients Guide Stem Cell Morphology
Current Events: Bioelectrical Gradients Guide Stem Cell Morphology
Electrically conductive hydrogels may hold the power to advance the use of stem cells for neural engineering.
Electrically conductive hydrogels may hold the power to advance the use of stem cells for neural engineering.
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A Recipe for Hydrogel Noodles to Improve Tissue Engineering
Aparna Nathan, PhD | Jul 25, 2024 | 4 min read
A new way of making aligned hydrogels better mimics materials in the body.
Mimicking Tissue Mechanics for Better Wound Healing Models
Deanna MacNeil, PhD | Mar 24, 2023 | 3 min read
Using a 3D culture system that imitates fatty tissue, researchers developed a simpler process to study mesenchymal stem cell aging and tissue regeneration.
New Swelling Technique Makes Cells Visible to the Naked Eye
Kamal Nahas, PhD | Jan 19, 2023 | 4 min read
A new technique, called Unclearing Microscopy, physically inflates and then stains cells to circumvent the need for expensive microscopes.
Technique Talk: High-Throughput Drug Screening Using 3D Cell Culture
The Scientist Creative Services Team in collaboration with MilliporeSigma | May 5, 2021 | 1 min read
In this workshop, learn how to use hydrogel 3D cell culture plates for streamlined 3D cell culture colony formation, imaging, metabolic read-out, and T cell-mediated tumor cell killing.
CRISPR-Based Tool Expands DNA-Hydrogel Versatility
Ruth Williams | Dec 1, 2019 | 3 min read
DNA-responsive polymer gels used for releasing drugs, encapsulating cells, and much more now have greater adaptability thanks to the Cas12a nuclease.
Infographic: Sequence-Directed Gel Degradation
Ruth Williams | Dec 1, 2019 | 1 min read
A novel system for customizable DNA-hydrogel manipulations
Image of the Day: Colorful Butterfly-Bot
The Scientist and The Scientist Staff | Apr 5, 2018 | 1 min read
Scientists engineered biomaterials similar to those chameleons use to change color and applied them to a robot.
Image of the Day: Goo for Growing Organoids
The Scientist and The Scientist Staff | Oct 24, 2017 | 1 min read
Scientists engineered a synthetic, nutrient-rich gel that feeds growing organoids as they mature from human pluripotent stem cells into 3-D bowels.
Image of the Day: Glowing Gloves
The Scientist | Mar 1, 2017 | 1 min read
These gloves, which contain genetically engineered bacteria that light up when in contact with certain chemicals, could aid crime scene investigators.
Bespoke Cell Jackets
Ruth Williams | Dec 1, 2014 | 2 min read
Scientists make hydrogel coats for individual cells that can be tailored to specific research questions.